Sign support



March 1, 1932. RABY 1,848,025

SIGN SUPPORT Filed July 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Shaeu l Inventor March 1, 1932. G. RAB 1,848,025

SIGN SUPPORT Filed July 9, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 3? puwm Patented Mar, 1 15932 p a v i D TATES PTENT {.FEECE; I

GuY BABYJOF rAB f GR Y LI INoIs p i it I V i I .siZGNsUPJ QBTF Application filed J'i ly 9; 193i. cea i 549,736;

This invention relates broadly to supports, tured lugs 8 projecting from the arm 16 at and the primary object of this invention is [the-bifurcated'end thereof, and a clamping to provide means for supporting. a sign and 1 plates) "Clamping plate 9 at its end is selike advertising data in a position easily cui'edto-the lug 8 by suitablebolt and nuts 5 achieved and at any predetermined place. 10.

A still further object of the invention is Thus it willbe seen that the arm 6"may be e to provide a sign support including a pluralsecured at the desired vertical adjustment ity of members which may be readily assemon thepost.- r I j bled and disassembled. To prevent casual displacement or slip- 10 A still further object of the invention is page'vertically of the arm 6, the head 56 of to provide in a support of the character the post adjacent each longitudinal edge above mentioned, asupporting arm, provided thereof and at the front and rear faces there f with means whereby the arm may be readily of is "corrugated or otherwise formed as at 11 clamped at the desired adjustment on a supto provide suitablegripping surfaces for the 1 porting post, and further to provide such a lugs 83nd plate 9. I p 1 support having a suspension element, the The aI'I'II G-has extending vertically and uplatter and said arm being provided with 00- Wardly therefrom a substantiallyY shaped operative means whereby the suspension elesuspension member designated, generally byment may extend at a suitable angle from the the reference character '12, The; Y-shaped arm for displaying the sign carried thereby. member 12 has'the branches or end portions Other objects and advantages-of the inven lg thereof converging as they approach the tion will be apparent from a study of the'folrm o'merge in .a common branch or a lowing description, taken in connection with h n 45 Wl1 h l er, at itsfree end is thickthe accompanying drawings wherein: cn'ed, the th ckened portion of the branch'or 5 Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the Shank turn g g into a P v g 7 support, the sign being shown in broken lines. a relatively large upper non-threadedtapered Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof. p 10n15 and a substantially cylindrical Figure 3 is a top plan View thereof. hreaded portion 16. I

Figure 4; is a fragmentary detail sectional e m 6 at h free nd hereof is prohorizontal View taken substantially on the Vided W P t me' having 7 li 4-4 f Fi 2 d l ki d the "bore -thereof suitably tapered for receivwardly. ing; the taperedportion 15 of the end. A nut Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail sectional 18 t re d y g g Q K P View for clearly showing the manner dew gt ap red P 111011 15 of the end tachably connecting the reflection member u aperture Each 85 with supporting arms. 7 branches 13 and 14 of the suspensionmem WVithreference morein detail to the draw- P W il S1013 'fi g fi 0P- ings, it will be seen that 5 designates genergltudlnal y i lgle y en, winch lat" ally a supporting post adapted to b di ter maybe in. the form of a metall c plate, posed f bl i a horizontal iti n d or other suitable shape designated generally retained therein by any suitable supporting means, V ,e from the suspension element through the me P t 5 i th present i tan i in th dium ofsuitablefastening devices such'aas nature of a T bar andprojecting laterally bolts and the l k pa s ng th ug the i 5 from the post is a supporting arm 6 enlarged and through the slots 19 all of which is shown 1 at one end, and haseach of said enlarged ends clearly by broken lines in' Figure 1." r

' bifurcated as at 7. The rib 5a of the sup- From theforegoingitwill'be'seenthat I l 4 porting postis received in the furcations of have devised [a sign support which. may be the end 7, and the head 5'of the post is "readily setup, swithin 'orgwithout of doors, 'clampedbetween oppositely extendingaperf and which, when not rin use, may be readily 0 l by the reference character 20is supported 7 collapsed or disassembled and stored without usurping a great deal of space.

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the same is susceptible of further changes, modifications and improvements coming within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is:

1. A support for sign plates and'the like.

comprising a post, an arm extending laterally therefrom provided at one end with a clamp whereby to secure the arm atthe desired vertically adjusted positions on the post and a Y-shaped suspension member extending angularly of the arm and including a shank having a tapered pin and said arm being provided with an opening having a tapered bore, and said pin fitting in said bore, and means for urging said pinaxially of the bore for securing the same therein.

2. A sign support comprising an arm having an aperture, the bore of which isconical, a substantially Y-shaped member for carrying the sign and having one arm thereof provided with a tapered pin fitted Within the bore of said aperture and means for securing the pin wedged in said bore.

3. ln a device of the class described, in combination, a sign support including a member for carrying the sign and having a shank extension merging into a tapered pin, a supporting arm having an aperture through which the pin extends, means for securing the pin within the aperture against casual displacement, and clamping means connected with the arm for securing the latter at the desired adjustment on a support.

.4. In a device of the class described, in combination, a supporting member corrugated on opposite sides thereof, and having a rib projecting laterally from one of said sides, an arm having one end engaging said one side of the support, and at said one end being slotted longitudinally to accommodate said rib, a clamping plate engaging the other corrugated side of the support and securing means-connecting said plate with the proXi-.

mate end of said arm for forcing said end of the arm and plate a into clamping position upon said support.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GUY BABY. 

